Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ISTANBUL387
2007-05-09 06:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Istanbul
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UNCLAS ISTANBUL 000387
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PGOV TU
SUBJECT: DINK TRIAL TO BE HELD ON JULY 2
REF: A. ISTANBUL 42
B. ISTANBUL 38
UNCLAS ISTANBUL 000387
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PGOV TU
SUBJECT: DINK TRIAL TO BE HELD ON JULY 2
REF: A. ISTANBUL 42
B. ISTANBUL 38
1. Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court No. 14 will hear the case
against the 18 suspects in the Hrant Dink assassination on
July 2. The hearing will be closed to observers because Ogun
Samast, the primary suspect, is a minor. The court has
invited Orhan Pamuk, who was threatened by one of the
suspects, to testify as a witness.
2. The indictment asked for life sentences without parole
for Erhan Tuncel and Yasin Hayal for soliciting Dink's
murder. The prosecutor also recommended from 22.5 to 48
years of imprisonment for Erhan Tuncel for "managing an armed
terror organization" and "producing and using explosives."
For Yasin Hayal, another 18 to 30 years in prison is sought
for "managing an armed terror organization, threatening Orhan
Pamuk and carrying an unlicensed fire-arm." The indictment
stipulates that the gunman, Ogun Samast, is below 18 and
should be imprisoned for between 18 and 24 years the maximum
sentence available for a minor. It also calls for various
prison terms for the remaining 15 suspects ranging from 7.5
to 35 years. Two Grand Union Party (BBP) members, Yasar
Cihan and Halis Egemen, could be sentenced to between 7.5 and
15 years if convicted of "aiding and abetting a terrorist
organization."
3. Comment: The prosecutor's decision to charge the
defendants in this case under terrorist-related statutes is
not without controversy. The initial submission was rejected
by the judge, but a second application was sustained. The
court will now rule on the charges as presented in the
indictment. Although it appears we will be unable to observe
the trial itself, we will continue to monitor this case.
JONES
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PGOV TU
SUBJECT: DINK TRIAL TO BE HELD ON JULY 2
REF: A. ISTANBUL 42
B. ISTANBUL 38
1. Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court No. 14 will hear the case
against the 18 suspects in the Hrant Dink assassination on
July 2. The hearing will be closed to observers because Ogun
Samast, the primary suspect, is a minor. The court has
invited Orhan Pamuk, who was threatened by one of the
suspects, to testify as a witness.
2. The indictment asked for life sentences without parole
for Erhan Tuncel and Yasin Hayal for soliciting Dink's
murder. The prosecutor also recommended from 22.5 to 48
years of imprisonment for Erhan Tuncel for "managing an armed
terror organization" and "producing and using explosives."
For Yasin Hayal, another 18 to 30 years in prison is sought
for "managing an armed terror organization, threatening Orhan
Pamuk and carrying an unlicensed fire-arm." The indictment
stipulates that the gunman, Ogun Samast, is below 18 and
should be imprisoned for between 18 and 24 years the maximum
sentence available for a minor. It also calls for various
prison terms for the remaining 15 suspects ranging from 7.5
to 35 years. Two Grand Union Party (BBP) members, Yasar
Cihan and Halis Egemen, could be sentenced to between 7.5 and
15 years if convicted of "aiding and abetting a terrorist
organization."
3. Comment: The prosecutor's decision to charge the
defendants in this case under terrorist-related statutes is
not without controversy. The initial submission was rejected
by the judge, but a second application was sustained. The
court will now rule on the charges as presented in the
indictment. Although it appears we will be unable to observe
the trial itself, we will continue to monitor this case.
JONES